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Samaritans' Smart Car takes to the road!

Motoring through England, Scotland and Wales, the iconic green Smart Car zoomed into action on Saturday 10 July and will be on the road until Saturday 24 July (24/7) when it reaches its final pit stop in Birmingham.

Visiting over 175 Samaritans branches across the three nations and covering almost 5,000 miles during its two-week tour, the car is being by local MPs, mayors and celebrity supporters. The popular racing driver character, The Stig, will also take to the road!

Saturday 24 July: The Smart Car completes its journey and reaches the final pitstop in Birmingham.

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24:7 NATIONAL SMART CAR TOUR 2010

Branch Photos so far:

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Baily Dulay at Birmingham branch Will Gibman of County Durham Cricket Club
& Mayor of Durham, Marnie Simmons
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Mick Codman at Rotherham branch Andrew Jones MP & Sheila Watson BD
at Harrogate branch
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Selkirk branch Paula Maolne at Leeds branch
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Colin Penny at Wolverhampton branch Sharon Eardley at Stoke branch
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Eric at Crewe branch Driver Mayor of Chesterfield Councillor
Keith Morgan with wife as passenger
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Kay from Kirkcaldy handing over to
Alastair at Dundee branch
Smart Car arriving at Aberdeen branch
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Catherine Simpson on Caithness-Inverness leg Inverness Chairman and driver Keith Walker
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Walsall branch Director for Scotland, Andrew Sim,
ready to drive from Perth to Greenock
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Director Alan Alecock of Stafford handing over to Angela 33 at Telford with Mayor of Wellington (Telford) Councillor Graham Riley in the driving seat Dunfermline branch
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Director Allan Hands driver Sharon Hodgson MP for Washington and Sunderland West The Smart Keys Driver Elain Lydon at Ryhl branch
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Balloons and Banner at Northumbria branch Bangor branch
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Andrew (director for Scotland), Cathy (branch chair), Hilary (vice chair), and volunteers Bruce and Lynn Bolton director, Bury director and
previous director of both branches
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Yeovil mayor is Councilor Phillip Chandler Rick Nolan, Phil Burdekin (Biggles), Councillor
Lord Ronnie Fearn and Councillor Brenda Porter
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Malcolm, left, publicity officer, and Keith, recruitment officer, at King's Lynn branch Admiral staff greet Samaritans Smart Car
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Scarborough branch Georges bday& Dragon Boat, York branch
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Barrow branch Simon Danczuk  (Rochdale's Labour MP)
and Eleanor (Chair of commitee)
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Bridgend branch Cardiff branch
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Chester branch

Worcester Volunteer Graham (left)
and Alan (right)from Hereford

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Barnstaple branch Lucy and Sue at Bath branch
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Bristol branch Driver Bill Nash on left, director,
Mel, on right at Exeter branch
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Russian Navy at Plymouth branch Driver Michael with Torbay MP, Adrian Sanders,
and team at Torquay branch
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Weymouth branch Driver volunteer and his wife support
volunteer at Winchester branch
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The Rt Hon Cheryl Gillan MP is waving the chequered flag watched by (clockwise) Geoffrey (Chair), Tim, Mike (DD), and Janet Wheeler (Amersham Town Clerk) at Amersham branch Cheltenham branch